Let the cantaloupe tossing begin

Kentucky salmonella outbreak linked to Indiana farms

11:59 PM,
Aug. 17, 2012

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A Purdue University food scientist's advice is simple for consumers concerned about a salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes grown in southwestern Indiana.

"If you're concerned about your cantaloupe, you should probably not consume it," said Haley Oliver, an assistant professor of food science.

Officials with the Indiana State Department of Health are advising everyone who purchased a cantaloupe after July 7 to throw them out. The recommendation comes after two died and more than 50 were sickened in Kentucky from salmonella found on cantaloupe grown in Indiana. ...